Smile Week 2025 a resounding success! Between the 17th and 22nd November, Smile Week returned for 2025, and was a huge success! Organised by the Sixth Form Senior Student Team, the week of fundraising included daily events ranging from fashion shows to Teacher Taskmaster – with our headteacher Mrs Ferguson-Moore taking on the role of […]

Students learn about German Christmas traditions In the last week before the Christmas break, every Y9 German class learnt about how Christmas is celebrated in Germany and the differences between English and German cultures. One of the main highlights was sampling German Christmas food, which included Spekulatius (spiced German biscuits), Lebkuchen Herzchen (gingerbread hearts covered […]

  Religion & Ethics students visit All Saints Church At the end of last term, Y10 R&E students braved the (very wet) elements and walked into town to visit All Saints Church – something we had been looking forward to for some time. After an extremely soggy walk, we were greeted by the vicar, Preb. […]

  Students in training for Vandyke ski trip The ski trip is fast approaching, with just over a month until Vandyke students take to the slopes in Italy. Students are very excited and have been attending indoor skiing lessons at MK Snozone over the course of the last 15 weeks. Three groups of students had […]

  Uniformed Protective Services students out and about Last term was a busy one for our Uniformed Protective Services students. In school, students have been focusing on discipline and its importance, particularly in the uniformed services. Students recently took part in a competition to see who could ‘bull polish’ the shiniest shoe.  Congratulations to Katie […]

A busy term for Public Services students Our Public Services students enjoyed several trips and visits which enhanced their learning during last term. In November, students enjoyed a successful trip to Leighton Buzzard Fire Station. The visit began with a talk which covered areas such as shift work, challenges, personnel, skills, demands, lack of manpower […]

“We’re soarin’, flyin’…” after High School Musical High School Musical was performed in the Vandyke Theatre on 11th and 12th December to sold out audiences. Over 70 students were involved in this high energy, high quality performance. Students rehearsed after school every Monday from mid-September and worked incredibly hard to bring the famous characters and songs […]

A Day In The Life Of… The Site Team Our site team’s working day begins earlier and ends later than any other team in the school. The site team work in shifts, with the early shift beginning at 6am, and the late shift not ending until 10pm. On top of this, there is always an […]

Disney’s High School Musical is coming to Vandyke! Just one week to go, then we’ll be rocking in the aisles of the Vandyke theatre!  Our amazing students and staff team are putting the finishing touches on their production of High School Musical, and it’s looking and sounding fantastic. Performances take place at 6pm on Thursday […]

Y13 Law students excel in Family Law Competition Three of our most talented advocates from the Y13 A Level Law cohort spent their Saturday competing against other schools in a Family Law competition, hosted by a Circuit Judge and magistrates.  The Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire was also in attendance to watch. The day was made […]